We just returned from our first pilgrimage to Medjugorje in many years. I was surprised at the sheer number of stores and vendors selling religious items and how commercialized everything around Medjugorje had become over the years. From the stories...
On October 16, we celebrate the patron saint of fertility and expectant mothers - St. Gerard Majella. Though it may be surprising that a man is the patron saint of pregnancy, St. Gerard has more than earned his title through his...
St. Francis of Assisi is one of the Catholic Church's most beloved saints. He is known for his love of animals and the poor, as well as the peace prayer that is usually attributed to him (but cannot be traced...
On October 1st, we celebrate the feast day of the beautiful St. Therese of Lisieux. Although she is now one of the most well known and celebrated Catholic saints, St. Therese was virtually unknown on her deathbed; she lived a...
Thanks to Pope Francis, a somewhat forgotten title of Mary has received renewed attention in the past decade or so - Our Lady, Undoer of Knots. Early in his pontificate, Pope Francis named this Marian devotions as one of his...
"The Virgin may suitably be called a blooming rose. Just as the gentle rose is placed among thorns, so this gentle Virgin was surrounded by sorrow." - St. Brigid The devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows is a meditation on...
The 20th century was one of great upheaval, one where we saw incredible advancements in medicine and technology, but also tremendous suffering through modern warfare and totalitarian dictatorships. Secularism continued its march, creating prime conditions for modern-day saints. Few saints...
"Man is created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord, and by this means to save his soul. And the other things on the face of the earth are created for man and that they may help him in...
“Receive, my beloved son, this habit of thy order: this shall be to thee and to all Carmelites a privilege, that whosoever dies clothed in this shall never suffer eternal fire…It shall be a sign of salvation, a protection in...
